Notes to tables

The rankings were finalised on 24 October 2014. The data was compiled from audited financial accounts filed at Companies House during the 12 months since
the last Top 100 was compiled in October 2013, unless otherwise stated. The tables list the company in regards to its official registered company name at
Companies House, which is not always the same as the companys trading name. MT has compiled the tables using the turnover and pre-tax profit figures
generated solely or primarily from the UK road transport activities on the businesses concerned, unless otherwise stated below. Where possible, we have
tried to avoid including turnover from non-road and non-transport related business. Figures shown for employees are predominantly for those employed
solely or principally in the UK.
ARR Craib Transport has not filed a new set of
accounts since MT last published the Top 100.
Bartrums results have been calculated by
combining the turnover and pre-tax profit of
Bartrums Haulage & Storage and Bartrums Road
Services, as Bartrum Group results include a
contribution from its CV maintenance business,
Trumbar Truck Care.
Canute Haulage has not filed a new set of
accounts since MT last published the Top 100.
Circle Express entered a company voluntary
arrangement on 10 May 2012 and continues to
trade under the terms accepted.
CM Downton (Haulage Contractors)
incorporates its 50% share of turnover in two joint
ventures: Avon Distribution (with RT Keedwell)
and D&T Logistics (with Howard Tenens). It does
not include a contribution from its October 2013
purchase of C&H (Hauliers). In its 2013 report it
says that the acquisition is expected to generate
an annualised turnover of approximately 20m,
which will be incorporated in its results for
financial year 2014.
Deben Transport incorporates its acquisition of
Elite Transport Services out of administration in
April 2013. It says that its pre-tax loss was heavily
influenced by the purchase of the company.
DHL is continuing to consolidate its business so
that DHL Supply Chain is the main trading activity
for business in that sector. As a result, contracts
formerly reported by Exel UK and DHL Freight and
Contract Logistics are being moved as they are
renewed, so much so that the latter is now a
dormant company. Exel UK reported 173.8m of
continuing contracted turnover in the overall
figure. Turnover also includes a contribution from
Tradeteam and DHL International (UK), which
trades as DHL Express.
Europa Worldwide Group excludes the turnover
contribution of its Asia-based business activities.
We were unable to extract the pre-tax profit
contribution from this division, however.
Gregory Distribution (Holdings) includes a
turnover and pre-tax profit contribution from its
joint venture with Hayton Coulthard Transport. In
July 2013 it acquired the business, assets and
goodwill of Interoute Transport Services out of
administration. Subsequent to the closure of the
financial year, Gregory acquired M&D Transport in
July 2014 and the fresh produce operations of
MMD (Shipping Services).
Hargreaves Group Transport sold its Imperial
Tankers division to Sutton and Son (St Helens) in
September. In the financial year ending 31 May
2014 that unit contributed 29.25m of turnover to
Hargreaves transport operations and 1.5m of
pre-tax profit. Figures for financial year 2014-15
will reflect this.
John G Russells pre-tax profit figure includes a

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contribution from its chest freezer manufacturing

business, which accounted for 8.3m of total
group turnover of 63.2m. As the group does not
provide a pre-tax profit figure for each business
unit, we have been unable to extract it from overall
group results.
Kammac sold its kegs and cask manufacturing
division in December 2013 and its results reflect
this discontinued business.
Knights of Old incorporates, for the first time, a
full year of trading from Mainland Group, which it
acquired in December 2011. The comparative
year-on-year results are for Knights of Old trading
only.
Kuehne + Nagel includes, for the first time, a full
contribution from its 2011 acquisition of the RH
Group, which traded as RH Freight. It was not
possible to separate K+Ns air and sea freight
forwarding interests from the overall business as
they also include the contribution from its
overland operations, which includes ex-RH
Freight Group business. The company divides its
turnover contribution into that of International
Freight Forwarding (incorporating RH Freight)
which saw turnover rise to 772.3m from 579.4m
in the previous financial year. Its contract logistics
business saw a slight dip in turnover to 345.2m
from 358m in the previous year. Since the close
of the financial year K+N has said it has won and
implemented new contracts in this division
including Ben Sherman, Nespresso and B/E
Aerospace. At the request of the company
subsidiary Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics has
been combined with overall group turnover to
truly reflect its contract logistics business.
Lenham Storage combines turnover, pre-tax
profit and employee numbers from two
businesses: Lenham Storage and Lenham
Storage (Southern).
Maritime Transport does not include a
contribution from its August acquisition of
Roadways Container Logistics. Combining
Maritime and Roadways performance in financial
year 2013 the company would have a turnover of
182m, achieving a combined pre-tax profit of
3.67m, with 1,532 employees. Turnover at
Maritime Transport also includes a contribution
from its secondhandtrucks.co.uk business, which
we have been unable to extract. Because
Roadways has been acquired, its performance has
been excluded from the Top 100 this year, with
Maritimes turnover next year reflecting its first
contribution to the overall business.
Norbert Dentressangles figures have been
generated by combining the turnover and pre-tax
profit from: Norbert Dentressangle Logistics;
Norbert Dentressangle Tankers; Norbert
Dentressangle Transport Services and Norbert
Dentressangle UK. They exclude contributions

from its freight forwarding activities (ND

Overseas) and its maintenance business (ND
Maintenance UK).
Pass J Holdings results include contributions
from its two subsidiaries: On-Line Staff Agency
and Germany-based Online Roadways. There is no
way of extracting their contributions from the
overall results. Pass J Holdings trades as Mike
Beer Transport.
PCL Transport 24/7s results cover the period
from 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2013 due to a
change in financial year. The previous financial
year ran from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012. The
employee figures have been derived from
subsidary firm HR Transport Services.
Reed Boardall Group excludes turnover derived
from its vehicle service and repair business.
Royal Mails figures are based solely on its UK
Parcels, International and Letters business
(UKPIL) and exclude the contribution of its
European parcels business GLS. UKPIL includes
all of its core UK and international parcels
and letter delivery businesses run through both
the Royal Mail network and Parcelforce
Worldwide, and runs approximately 45,000 CVs.
We were unable to separate turnover and profit
derived from its marketing mail and consulting
services and the design and manufacture of
stamps.
RT Keedwell includes a turnover and pre-tax
profit contribution from its Avon Distribution joint
venture with CM Downton.
Sutton and Son (St Helens) has not filed a new
set of accounts since MT last published the Top
100. Its sister company, Suttons International,
posted a turnover of 89.4m and a pre-tax profit
of 5.5m in the year-ending 30 April 2013. In
September it acquired Imperial Tankers from
Hargreaves Group.
Whistl UK ltd is the new trading name for TNT
Post. It has not filed a new set of accounts since MT
last published the Top 100.
Wincantons turnover excludes contributions
from its 68.6m Pullman Fleet Services and
21.1m Records Management divisions. All
vehicle maintenance business figures have been
excluded across the entirety of the Top 100, but
with Pullman not filing a profit and loss account
we are unable to pull out its contribution from
Wincantons profitability.
Yodel incorporates turnover and pre-tax profit
from Yodel Delivery Network (formerly Home
Delivery Network), alongside two-man delivery
division Arrow XL and Arrow XL Scotland
(formerly Yodel XL and Yodel XL Scotland).
Yusen Logistics turnover includes a contribution
from its air and sea freight forwarding businesses,
which we have been unable to extract from the
overall turnover figure.

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